I'm looking at changing up my set-up in my flat. I have a Onkyo TX-SR578 receiever I bought a few years ago and a 5.0 set-up. The speakers are pretty old (and when I had a less money around!); Celestion F2 floorstanders and center. I also have some Eltax HT-2 speakers in the rear, again from a long time ago. I have a sub (somewhere) which has not been plugged in for noise considerations.
So I've decided I should do something about the set-up. I'm in a flat, with a pretty large living room but not particuarly thick walls. We also have wooden flooring, and although the underlay is as soundproof as was possible, a lot of bass isn't really an option.
Currently I have to constantly keep playing with the volume, turning down the bass, turning up the centre, reducing dynamic range, etc. As much as I like the idea of great sound I also don't want to be constantly worrying about it everytime it gets loud. The centre speaker (probably because it's cheap) struggles with dialog and I end up having to crank it up during quiet scenes to here it.
I want something that sounds rich and clear, but that I don't have to constantly worry about the neighbours. I probably split my duties 50:50 music and TV/Blu-Ray but the latter is when I am actually paying attention to sound quality generally.
Some options:
- Go stereo. Keep the receiever but ditch the surround sound (which I would miss a bit) and just use a couple of good quality bookshelves.
- Get a sound bar. It may not sound as good but I might enjoy using it more. The idea of the Sonos sound bar so that I can added wireless speakers does appeal.
- Get some better quality Left/Right/Center speakers. Improved quality might help keep things clearer at lower volumes.
Or some other combination. I'd probably ideally like to spend around £300-£500 at the moment and then potentially upgrade more bit by bit. Thanks in advance.
So I've decided I should do something about the set-up. I'm in a flat, with a pretty large living room but not particuarly thick walls. We also have wooden flooring, and although the underlay is as soundproof as was possible, a lot of bass isn't really an option.
Currently I have to constantly keep playing with the volume, turning down the bass, turning up the centre, reducing dynamic range, etc. As much as I like the idea of great sound I also don't want to be constantly worrying about it everytime it gets loud. The centre speaker (probably because it's cheap) struggles with dialog and I end up having to crank it up during quiet scenes to here it.
I want something that sounds rich and clear, but that I don't have to constantly worry about the neighbours. I probably split my duties 50:50 music and TV/Blu-Ray but the latter is when I am actually paying attention to sound quality generally.
Some options:
- Go stereo. Keep the receiever but ditch the surround sound (which I would miss a bit) and just use a couple of good quality bookshelves.
- Get a sound bar. It may not sound as good but I might enjoy using it more. The idea of the Sonos sound bar so that I can added wireless speakers does appeal.
- Get some better quality Left/Right/Center speakers. Improved quality might help keep things clearer at lower volumes.
Or some other combination. I'd probably ideally like to spend around £300-£500 at the moment and then potentially upgrade more bit by bit. Thanks in advance.
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